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  1. The Breakers

    Plan your visit. 44 Ochre Point Ave. Newport, RI 02840. 06/03/2024. Open today 10:00am - 5:00pm House and grounds close one hour after last tour admission. Includes admission to The Breakers Only - interior house and grounds. The Breakers is partially accessible with elevator in service. See Dining Options at The Breakers Café.

  2. Tour of The Breakers Mansion, Newport

    Celebrate Fourth of July at the Mansion. Sunday Roast at the Mansion. Aug 30, 2024 - Sep 2, 2024. Labor Day Weekend. Dec 23, 2024 - Dec 25, 2024. Making Spirits Bright. Cruise the Coast with Newport Jaguar Tours. Handmade Yachting Bags at Zürner Oceanic. Discover The Reserve Room with The Macallan.

  3. The Breakers Family Tour

    See and hear how the other half lived. This tour will highlight the stories of some of the men and women who worked to service the social whirl of Newport during the Gilded Age. * May 11-May 31, tour will be offered daily at 10:30 am & 3:30 pm. June 1-Aug. 31, 10:30 am, 2 pm & 3:30 pm. Sept. 1-Oct. 14, 10:30 & 3:30.

  4. The Breakers

    The Breakers is the grandest of Newport's summer "cottages" and a symbol of the Vanderbilt family's social and financial pre-eminence in the Gilded Age. ... Entertainment Event Planning Florists Photographers + Video Rentals Transportation Venues eNewsletter Signup Top 5 Reasons Group Tours Motorcoach Information Themed Sample Itineraries ...

  5. The Breakers

    6,219 reviews. #2 of 115 things to do in Newport. Speciality Museums. Open now. 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM. Write a review. About. The Breakers is the grandest of Newport's summer "cottages" and a symbol of the Vanderbilt family's social and financial pre-eminence in the Gilded Age. It was commissioned in 1893 by Cornelius Vanderbilt II, Chairman and ...

  6. The Breakers, Newport, Newport, Rhode Island

    The Breakers, Newport: Our most recommended tours and activities. 1. Newport: Newport Mansions Ticket - 1, 2 or 3 Mansions. Visit the Newport Mansions and discover the "summer cottages" that provided the ultimate backdrop for "The Gilded Age" - a society centered on sport, fashion, and parties set in spectacular natural surroundings.

  7. Guide-led Tours

    Our expert guides lead fascinating specialty tours such as Beneath The Breakers and The Elms Servant Life. Other guided tours available by season at some houses. ... Fans of HBO's "The Gilded Age" will love this guide-led tour of locations in four of the Newport Mansions where the show was filmed. Tuesdays and Fridays only, May 17 through ...

  8. 6 Top-Rated Newport Mansion Tours + Tips from a Local

    From The Breakers to Rough Point, the Gilded Age mansions of Newport, Rhode Island offer plenty to explore. Here are the top tours for history, architecture and more.

  9. Newport Viking Trolley Tour with Breakers & Marble House Admission

    Likely to Sell Out. Newport, Rhode Island. Newport Trolley Tour with Breakers Mansion - Viking Tours. 1,008. from $45.00. Newport, Rhode Island. Scenic Newport, RI Self-Driving Audio Tour. 254. from $14.99.

  10. The Breakers, Newport

    The Breakers Tours and Tickets. 4,232 reviews. The Breakers, the crown jewel of the Newport mansions and the summer home of Cornelius Vanderbilt II, is an architectural and social archetype of the Gilded Age. The 70-room, four-story structure was built in 1895 and designed by architect Richard Morris Hunt, who modeled it after 16th-century ...

  11. Newport Gilded Age Mansions Trolley Tour with Breakers Entry 2024

    For ages 5+ only, board our luxurious, comfortable late-model trolley with leather captain's chairs. Our breath-taking, narrated scenic overview trolley tour of Newport. Tour inside the Breakers Mansion and its grounds for an additional 90 minutes. See over 150+ points of interest such as Colonial Downtown, Scenic Ocean Drive, and Mansion Row.

  12. Take A Photo Tour of The Breakers

    If you're interested in checking out several of the historic mansions in Newport, you can save a lot of money by buying a Five House Ticket. Here were the options at the time we visited: Breakers Only Ticket - $24.00. Two House Ticket (including The Breakers plus one other house) - $29.00. Five House Ticket (including The Breakers plus ...

  13. The Breakers Third Floor Preservation in Progress Tour

    The Breakers 44 Ochre Point Ave. Newport, RI 02840. Daily 3:30pm - 4:30pm. Starts June 24. Maximum of 11 people per tour. To receive the membership discount, members must log in at www.newportmansions.org as a member or call (401) 847-1000, ext. 111. $25 Non-member, adult. $20 Preservation Society member, adult. $10 Youth ages 6-12.

  14. The Breakers Mansion: A Glimpse of Newport's Gilded Age

    Jan 9, 2024 5:26 PM EST. The Breakers Mansion, Newport, RI. Bill DeGiulio. Newport's Grandest Gilded Age Mansion. Of all the magnificent mansions in Newport, Rhode Island, the grandest and most lavish certainly must be The Breakers. It is hard to fathom that it, as well as most of the other Gilded Age mansions of Newport, were only occupied for ...

  15. The Breakers

    The Breakers is a Gilded Age mansion located at 44 Ochre Point Avenue, Newport, Rhode Island, US.It was built between 1893 and 1895 as a summer residence for Cornelius Vanderbilt II, a member of the wealthy Vanderbilt family.. The 70-room mansion, with a gross area of 138,300 square feet (12,850 m 2) and 62,482 square feet (5,804.8 m 2) of living area on five floors, was designed by Richard ...

  16. The Breakers Mansion

    The Breakers mansion is the crown jewel of Newport Rhode Island mansions. It was the first mansion I saw growing up, and is the most popular attraction in the entire state of Rhode Island (300,000 visitors annually). The Breakers is tucked away on Ochre Point Avenue, just a short distance from most of the other Newport mansions on Bellevue Avenue.

  17. A new area of the iconic Breakers mansion will open this month

    Newport's iconic Breakers mansion is inviting guests into never-before-seen areas of the opulent property during a new tour launching this month. The third-floor Vanderbilt family space ...

  18. The Breakers opens its historic third-floor family space to public tours

    The third-floor family space of The Breakers will be open to public tours for the first time in its history. Daily tours will begin Monday, June 24, at 3:30 p.m. Guests will be able to walk ...

  19. How to Plan a Weekend Getaway to Newport, Rhode Island Itinerary

    The Breakers was built between 1893 and 1895 for Cornelius Vanderbilt II and the mansion was designed by renowned architect Richard Morris Hunt, drawing inspiration from Italian Renaissance ...

  20. Plan your summer vacation to Rhode Island's beaches

    With the Newport mansions and the Newport Jazz Festival (held each year in August), there's an artsyness and stately vibe that resonates beyond the beaches, bars and sunbathers. Do: Visit the Cliff Walk, see the Breakers or the Marble House mansions, and gawk (or gag) at how luxurious, opulent, and excessive the upper 1% lived. Those who surf ...

  21. 401 Fun: The best things to do in Rhode Island, June 7-14

    If you live in Newport County, or work in the hospitality industry, you can get free admission to over a dozen Newport attractions like The Breakers mansion, June 8-10. John Tlumacki/Globe Staff/file